Crime

By Carol Robinson  Cedric Mahaffey was on a mission. The 29-year-old Birmingham husband and father, known by many for his grill business – Golds by Ced – wanted to give young men and women in the […]

By Carol Robinson The family of a man shot to death in front of his young daughter in Bessemer one month ago is now offering a reward for information that leads to his killers. Ricky Hamrick III, 39, […]

By Carol Robinson A Bessemer man convicted under the federal drug “Kingpin” statute has been sentenced to life in prison. Rolando Antuain Williamson, aka “Baldhead” and “Ball Head,” was found guilty in April.. U.S. District Judge Annmarie […]

By Carol Robinson  A Jefferson County man was arrested Monday morning after authorities said he fatally shot his adult son during a domestic dispute at the family’s eastern Jefferson County home. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office […]

By Joseph Goodman  The mishandling of sexual assault allegations is a disturbing pattern in higher education. For those reasons alone, this latest lawsuit involving a former student at UAB demands full attention. It cannot be ignored. […]

By Carol Robinson A suspect has been charged after a bystander was fatally shot during exhibition driving in downtown Birmingham early Sunday. Ronald Demetrius White, a 23-year-old Bessemer man, is charged with murder in the killing […]

By Carol Robinson The 29-year-old mother killed over the weekend was accidentally shot by her young son. Jefferson County sheriff’s officials on Monday said Ayobiyi Abeni Cook, 29, was killed by her 12-year-old son. Deputy Chief […]

By Carol Robinson The grieving mother of a 16-year-old boy who was found shot to death on a Birmingham interstate said she’s fought to keep her kids from becoming gun violence victims and now she wants […]

By Howard Koplowitz A teenager was charged with murder after authorities said he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend during an argument Friday night in north Alabama. Antonio Terrell Burks, 19, of Madison County, allegedly got into a […]

By Howard Koplowitz Police found the body of a north Alabama woman who appeared to have been dead for weeks during a welfare check Friday afternoon. The woman’s son, who was in the home in the […]